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Staffing and workload concerns represent the largest volume of concerns impacting professional practice and preventing registered nurses’ ability to provide safe, competent, ethical, appropriate, and high-quality patient care.  The foundation of staffing and workload concerns is rooted in the inability to provide patient care aligned with legislative, regulatory, professional, and…

It is our pleasure to welcome Dean Job as SUN's Director of Labour Relations. Dean joined SUN on May 24, 2022, and brings extensive senior leadership experience in union administration and labour relations. Dean has led organizations in both New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, most recently as the Executive Director of the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan (HSAS). He…

The professional practice environment may not always support safe, competent, ethical, appropriate, and high-quality care. You may experience situations where you are unable to meet your professional responsibilities and accountabilities set by the regulatory body, employer, or profession. SUN and Employer representatives (i.e., ANHH, Extendicare, SAHO) have a historical legally binding,…

This is our third National Nurses Week since the COVID-19 pandemic began and personally, this is the most difficult message I’ve written thus far. I didn’t know where to begin, or what to say knowing what you have all been through, and how much difficulty still lies ahead as we try to recover and rebuild. So, I have settled on a simple “thank you”, because these two…

In the Daily Rounds on April 14, 2022, the SHA circulated information regarding changes made for filing expense claims.  Filing of expense claims in the Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) will now be completed online. SUN members will need to familiarize themselves with the process and steps for submitting expense claims, which can be found in the link…